Emperor Haile Selassie Returns to Addis Ababa, Liberation Day May 5, 1941

World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.) Date: December 8, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day…

World War II: The Kragujevac massacre against Serbian men and boys takes place. Date: October 21, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Wehrmacht Destroys Kandanos, Kills 180 Greeks June 3, 1941Hull Note Delivered to…

World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river. Date: July 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Plutonium First Produced and Isolated by Glenn T. Seaborg, February 23, 1941HMS Ark Royal…

World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives his tacit approval to the decision of the imperial council to initiate war against the United States. Date: December 1, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag. Date: May 30, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: British Counter-Offensive in Italian…